Gems And Jewellery Project

In 2013, AKRSP initiated the project “Gilgit-Baltistan – The Jewel of Pakistan: Developing a Sustainable Value Chain in the Gems and Jewellery Sector in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral”. The project targets all the stakeholders in the gems sector, from mine to market, including miners, processors, marketers and final consumers. The objective of the project is to develop a sustainable value chain in the gems and jewellery sector in GBC by improving the mining situation, upgrading technology and skills for processing and value addition, improving design and product development and developing the market for the final products. The project is preceded by a thorough research of the value chain, currently ongoing. Additionally, coordination meetings and awareness session are being conducted prior to initiating target activities. A baseline study on the gems and jewellery sector was conducted and preliminary training provided towards a needs assessment on safe mining.